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Layoffs should only be a “last resort,” OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has told the CEO of the College Employer Council. “Layoffs should be a last resort,” wrote Thomas in a May 22 letter to council CEO Graham Lloyd. “These are real people with real families who live in our communities. They have made the……

Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, sent the following letter, along with OPSEU’s submission, to the Honourable Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Education. Click here to read the submission. May 22, 2020 The Honourable Ross RomanoMinister of Colleges and Universities438 University Avenue, 5th FloorToronto, Ontario M7A 1N3 Dear Minister: Please find enclosed……

Introduction We respectfully present the Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s (OPSEU) submission to the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development on termination and severance obligations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). This submission was created in a response to the Ministry’s consultation regarding the proposed provisions to the Act. The contents of this……